Upcycled coffee bag basket | zig zag weaving tutorial
Stunning bags and baskets woven out of coffee bags are unique, practical and durable. And of course a great way to recycle used coffee bags! This is a tutorial for weaving a basket with a zigzag pattern. The basket is woven out of two different color coffee bags with the same width.
For the weaving you need:
- empty coffee bags
- paper or cardboard
- a pen
- scissors
- clothespins or other clips
- durable wooden sticks or knitting needles
To join woven pieces, you need:
- string (e.g. gift wrapping string)
- a needle
- scissors
Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 The template and cutting the strips
00:58 Folding the strips
01:39 Weaving the base
10:11 Weaving tha zigzag
15:06 Attaching the base and zigzag
20:32 Joining the zigzags
21:44 Finishing the edge
24:15 Finished basket
Size of the strips: 15,3 x 7 cm
Width of the folded strip: ~2,3 cm
Size of the basket:
Height: ~ 17,5 cm
Base: ~ 21 x 21 cm
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